Need LT1 help.......
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Le Mans Master
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Need LT1 help.......
Does anyone here know if an LT1 out of a 93' Vette will work in a 95' Z28 vert? What changes are needed to do this. FYI, the LT1 in the Z28 is toast. :(
Melting Slicks
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Re: Need LT1 help....... (LT5FIRE)
well a '93 uses a speed density setup instead of mass airflow measurement.. they have different computers..
but you could use the bottom ends just the same i think.. only differences are in the intake and computer..
somebody correct me if i'm wrong..
-mikey
but you could use the bottom ends just the same i think.. only differences are in the intake and computer..
somebody correct me if i'm wrong..
-mikey
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Le Mans Master
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Re: Need LT1 help....... (AquaMetallic94LT1)
I found a 93' Vette LT1 for cheap and I was wondering if it would be compatible. I need to save my dimes for moding the LT5. :cheers:
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Re: Need LT1 help....... (LT5FIRE)
The block and heads will work fine. Some sensors may be in different spots, but I think they all match. The intake is different so you would need to reuse the one from the Z. Should work pretty good.
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Re: Need LT1 help....... (Vette92)
Another thing to mention. The '95 Z has the updated optispark so you will want to swap quite a few things off the front of the Z to put on the Vette LT1 if it is from the '93. May be worth looking for an LT1 motor that uses the later style opti.
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Re: Need LT1 help....... (Vette92)
Headers and exhaust are more restrictive on the camaro. Get aftermarket ones. This is one of the ways GM make the same motor slower in the camaro so the vette would be top dog.
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Re: Need LT1 help....... (Vette92)
on the note of different optisparks or later model ones anyhow.. the camshaft dowel pin in the front may be protruding with a different dimension than necessary.. when i put an lt4 hot cam in my car the instructions said to leave one amount of protrusion for early model opti's and another amount for later model.. so measure the dowel pin depth on the camshafts and compare..
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Re: Need LT1 help....... (mikey)
Good Luck :)
